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Politics › Re: Edo Governorship Election: Appeal Judgement Updates by engineerboat(op): 10:24am On Jun 09, 2017
PDP Had just lost its appeal against Governor Obaseki at the Edo Govénoship Appeal

More updates shortly
Politics › Re: Edo Governorship Election: Appeal Judgement Updates by engineerboat(op): 10:21am On Jun 09, 2017
After what was a summary of eacj cases by the two legal representatives, judgement is now being read in court.
Politics › Edo Governorship Election: Appeal Judgement Updates by engineerboat(op): 10:19am On Jun 09, 2017
The Judgement of the Edo Governorship election is currently underway at the Cpurt of aappel Benin Edo state.

More updates shortly

Politics › Re: “YOU ARE AN ATTENTION SEEKER", APDA Youths Replies APGA National Chairman by engineerboat(op): 10:15pm On Jun 07, 2017
agabusta:
grin
You win lottery ni
Politics › Re: “YOU ARE AN ATTENTION SEEKER", APDA Youths Replies APGA National Chairman by engineerboat(op): 8:17pm On Jun 07, 2017
Lalasticlala what are all these parties afraid of
Politics › Re: Inec Registers Apda, 4 New Other Parties by engineerboat(op): 7:54pm On Jun 07, 2017
Myd44 anoda party don come to challenge your APC

Independent National Electoral Commission just announce say them don register 5 new political parties. Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) de among the 5 parties. The oda four na ADPM, NGP, ADP and YPP.

https://pidginblog.ng/2017/06/07/breaking-news-inec-don-announce-5-new-parties/

Politics › Re: “YOU ARE AN ATTENTION SEEKER", APDA Youths Replies APGA National Chairman by engineerboat(op): 7:45pm On Jun 07, 2017
id911:
this realy makes serious sense to me
You dey see am as i dey see am.

Don't be left out
Politics › Inec Registers Apda, 4 New Other Parties by engineerboat(op):
INEC Officially Register ADP, APDA, 3 Others As Political Parties

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
PRESS STATEMENT


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its usual weekly meeting today and reviewed, among other things, the on-going nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which began on 27th April 2017.

In the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and Administrative Secretaries, the Commission received and considered submissions from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as reports from some accredited observers of the CVR exercise.

The Commission noted the challenges encountered so far, and is addressing them.
As at Friday 2nd June 2017, a total of 760,989 persons have registered across the country, made up of 59. 5 percent males and 40.5 percent females. So far, 31,808 persons have collected their PVCs while 34, 560 others applied for transfer of Polling Units.

Due to budgetary constraints, the Commission cannot for now decentralize to the Registration Area level. However, due considerations shall be given to certain areas with peculiar challenges.

The Commission decided that, in view of the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for 17th November 2017, the CVR will be decentralized to the Registration Area (Ward) level from 10th to 16th August, 2017. The same consideration shall be given to Ekiti and Osun states which have governorship elections in 2018.

NEW POLITICAL PARTIES

At present, 95 Associations have applied to the Commission for registration as political parties. Two of the associations voluntarily withdrew their applications.
The Commission today approved the applications of five of the associations which have fulfilled the constitutional requirements for registration.

They are:

1. Young Progressive Party (YPP)
2. Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA)
3. New Generation Party of Nigeria (NGP)
4. All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM)
5. Action Democratic Party (ADP)


With the registration of the above parties, there are now 45 political parties in Nigeria.


Prince Adedeji Soyebi
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee
Wednesday, June 7


Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/breaking-inec-registers-5-new-parties

Politics › “YOU ARE AN ATTENTION SEEKER", APDA Youths Replies APGA National Chairman by engineerboat(op):
“You Are An Attention Seeker”, APDA Youths Replies APGA National Chairman

The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance Youth Frontiers (APDAYF) has labelled the call from All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to decline registration of the newly launched opposition party as diversionary, attention-seeking and an exercise in futility.

While marking his two years in office in Awka, Anambra state, Dr Victor Oye, the National Chairman of APGA had called on the electoral umpire not to grant the request of the newly launched APDA to be registered as a political party, as according to him, “the acronym of APDA sound like APGA and it is capable of confusing prospective voters”.

But reacting to the call, APDAYF in a statement jointly signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Inioribo Tamunotonye and the Publicity Secretary, Comrade Najuma Awudu and made available to this medium, wondered why the Chairman of a political party will abandon the job of management of his party but to engage in attention seeking enterprise.

“The call to decline registration of our party by the APGA Chairman is not only antidemocratic but simply attention seeking”

“Perhaps the APGA Chairman is not aware of that section 78(4) of the Electoral Act has already deemed the APDA a registered political party having met the constitutional requirement of section 222 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and exceeded the 30 days period stipulated by the Act”

“We therefore wish to inform the APGA National Chairman that his demand is an exercise in futility. The demand by the Chairman to INEC is too late at this juncture”

“It is in the best interest of the APGA National Chairman to focus on his party instead of APDA”.

” We state without any iota of doubt that the electorates know the difference between APDA and other political parties in terms of ideology, sincerity and purpose. Nigerians know the difference between a party whose constitution provide platforms for everyone to partake in decisions of the party and the government irrespective of societal status and others that only pay lip service to the aspirations of Nigerians”.

“For the sake of emphasis, we wish to state that Section 11 of the APDA’s constitution stipulates that youths within the ages of 18-35 must occupy a minimum of 25% of party and public offices, women 35% and people living with disabilities 5%; the first and only party to do this in the history of this great country”.

“Therefore, APDA is the only political party that has met the yearnings of the Youths, Women and People living with disabilities, three important groups that has hitherto been abandoned by the political class”.

“It is therefore purposeless and diversionary of Dr. Victor Okey to assume that Nigerians will mistake his party for APDA when both parties are different from each other in name, acronym, ideology, vision and purpose”, the statement reads.


http://swiftreporters.com/you-are-an-attention-seeker-apda-youths-replies-apga-national-chairman/

https://newsflash247blog./2017/06/07/you-are-an-attention-seeker-apda-youths-replies-apga-national-chairman/

http://akstrending.com/you-are-an-attention-seeker-apda-youths-replies-apga-national-chairman/

Politics › Re: Stolen Logo: “APC Is Frustrated” - APDA Youths by engineerboat(op): 8:00pm On Jun 06, 2017
saintTim:
APC becoming intimidated
APC ruling opposition Party
Politics › Re: "It's My Ghost": Governor Yahaya Bello Reacts To Voter's’ Registration Scandal by engineerboat(op): 4:36pm On Jun 06, 2017
free2ryhme:
Did his spirit registered too
Kogi state is governed by GHOST
Politics › Re: Stolen Logo: “APC Is Frustrated” - APDA Youths by engineerboat(op): 4:34pm On Jun 06, 2017
Dcomrade:
Pls how can one become a member and will the youths be carried along?
Get ready APC star representative will sion visit you
Politics › Re: Stolen Logo: “APC Is Frustrated” - APDA Youths by engineerboat(op): 4:32pm On Jun 06, 2017
Myd44 is your own faction of APC star representative

Politics › Stolen Logo: “APC Is Frustrated” - APDA Youths by engineerboat(op): 4:23pm On Jun 06, 2017
The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance Youth Frontiers (APDAYF), a front-line youth group of the recently launched APDA has labelled the ruling All Progressive Congress as frustrated over the call for the arrest of leaders of APDA by the youth wing of the ruling party.


In a statement jointly signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Inioribo Tamunotonye and the Publicity Secretary, Comrade Nujuma Audu and released to the press, they wondered why a so-called youth group could not distinguish the logo of APDA and Nigerian Breweries PLC brand, Star Lager Beer.

“It is preposterous that a so-called youth group could not distinguish the logo of APDA and Nigerian Breweries PLC brand, Star Lager Beer; two logos that even a blind could distinguish.”

“The APC is simply frustrated. They have seen the massive recognition that is being enjoyed by the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, a party that only unveiled 24 hours ago”

“The APC should be prepared for bigger shocker because the APDA as a party means business and it has come to stay”, the statement reads.

Earlier today, a group known as APC Youths Renaissance called for the arrest and prosecution of leaders of APDA over the logo of the new party.

http://akstrending.com/apc-is-frustrated-apda-youths/

Politics › Re: APC Calls For The Arrest Of APDA Leaders Over Stolen Logo by engineerboat(m): 3:05pm On Jun 06, 2017
Myd44 your APC Party No get work

Politics › Re: APC Calls For The Arrest Of APDA Leaders Over Stolen Logo by engineerboat(m): 2:54pm On Jun 06, 2017
APC you are on a long thing.

so Star Larger Beer is now APC brand.
Politics › Re: Presidency Slams NJC, Vows To Arraign Reinstated Judges by engineerboat(op): 8:41am On Jun 06, 2017
Lalasticlala u dey see Myd44 Led APC presidency trying to be the Presidency and Judiciary at the same time
Politics › Re: Presidency Slams NJC, Vows To Arraign Reinstated Judges by engineerboat(op):
Whichever faction of presidency is saying this should cover their eyes.

You forced open judges house and accuse them of keeping money at home.

You forced NJC to suspend them on the guise of prosecuting them.

But till now you have not taken them to court, just to keep them inactive.

It doesnt work thag way.

Media trial is different from Real trial
Politics › Presidency Slams NJC, Vows To Arraign Reinstated Judges by engineerboat(op): 7:42am On Jun 06, 2017
Presidency slams NJC, vows to arraign reinstated judges.


the Presidency has berated the National Judicial Council for reinstating six suspended judges who were under investigation for alleged corruption.

The Special Adviser to the President on Prosecutions, Okoi Obono-Obla, expressed dissatisfaction with the NJC during a live television programme on Channels TV, titled ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Monday.

No fewer than five of the judges, who were suspended in October last year, had yet to be arraigned by the Federal Government, causing the Nigerian Bar Association to demand their immediate reinstatement.

One of the reinstated judges, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, was arraigned but the charges were struck out by the court.

The Federal Government had filed an appeal against the ruling when the NJC reinstated him.

Obono-Obla said the Presidency was disappointed in the NJC, alleging that the council was indirectly promoting corruption by reinstating the judges.

He stated that the NJC was aware of the plan of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arraign the judges but surreptitiously reinstated them.

The Presidential aide advised the suspended judges not to resume as they would soon be arraigned.

Obono-Obla added, “I can assure you that the NJC was aware of the intention of the EFCC to file criminal proceedings against those judges. So, why the hurry? Some of those judges also have several petitions written against them to the knowledge of the NJC so what is the hurry?

“We were in the process of charging them to court and the NJC is aware that the EFCC was in the process of charging these judges to court and as I said earlier, there are also complaints, petitions from members of the public against these judges; so, why have they not looked into some of these petitions?

“The impression is that they (NJC members) are trying to protect some of these judges. Apart from the criminal allegations against them, there are several petitions against these judges.


“The NJC will just have to suspend them again. The judges should be stopped from sitting from today because they will soon be charged to court; I can assure you.”

The President’s aide said he was particularly disappointed that the NJC reinstated Justice Ademola, whose case is still under appeal.

He said it was unethical for the judge to preside over cases when his integrity was still in question.

Obono-Obla added, “An appeal is not tantamount to a stay of execution but we are talking of a judge’s integrity; the reputation of the judge, the credibility of the judiciary. This is a judge whose credibility is at stake.

“He was arraigned for allegedly collecting bribes. He was discharged and acquitted and the decision was appealed. If I were that judge, I would not sit until the appeal is heard because members of the public will not have confidence in his court and the judicial system relies on the confidence of the people.”


Specifically, those the NJC reinstated to the bench are Justice John Okoro of the Supreme Court; Justice Uwani Abba Aji of the Court of Appeal; Justice Hydiazira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court; Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, who has been discharged and acquitted; Justice Musa Kurya of the Federal High Court; and Justice Agbadu Fishim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

However, human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), commended the NJC for reinstating the judges.

Ozekhome lamented that the judges were made to undergo unfair treatment and public embarrassment which negatively impacted on them and their families.

He said the Federal Government should immediately halt what he described as the persecution of innocent citizens.

“We are not living in a banana republic, Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature or George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Respect for citizens’ fundamental rights and the rule of law, independence of the judiciary, a free, robust and unencumbered press and giving the citizens democratic dividends, are the hallmarks of democracy.

“The reverse is tyranny, despotism, absolutism, fascism or dictatorship. Nigerians didn’t vote for these,” Ozekhome said.


http://www.punchng.com/presidency-slams-njc-vows-to-arraign-reinstated-judges
Politics › Re: "It's My Ghost": Governor Yahaya Bello Reacts To Voter's’ Registration Scandal by engineerboat(op): 7:49pm On Jun 05, 2017
lalasticlala, abeg is this Myd44 APC Kogi governor Ghost he was referring to here

Politics › Re: "It's My Ghost": Governor Yahaya Bello Reacts To Voter's’ Registration Scandal by engineerboat(op): 7:47pm On Jun 05, 2017
Politics › "It's My Ghost": Governor Yahaya Bello Reacts To Voter's’ Registration Scandal by engineerboat(op): 7:44pm On Jun 05, 2017
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s name has disappeared from the voters’ register after being accused of double registration.

Bello’s name has been delisted, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a photograph showing how he was registered at the Government House, Lokoja.

The commission has raised an investigative committee to unravel the “mystery surrounding the alleged double registration by the governor”.

INEC alleged that the governor first registered in Abuja in January 2011 and reregistered on May 23, 2017 at the Government House, Lokoja.

But the governor on Friday said his ghost might have been registered by INEC because he was away in Dubai when he was said to have registered again.

As INEC tried to ascertain the true position of the governor’s registration status, a fresh problem has cropped up.

It was learned that INEC established that some of its staff were deployed in the Government House for Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) of the governor. The state has denied that it took place.

It was gathered that although the commission had the photograph of the governor’s registration, it could not trace any Yahaya Bello on its CVR list for May 23, 2017.

A source, who spoke in confidence said: “The INEC management has raised an investigative team to look at the controversy over the allegation of double registration by the governor.

“It is, however, curious that the investigation has assumed a new dimension. The commission has the photograph of the registration of the governor but his name is not on the list of the CVR for that day in question. The name has disappeared.”

INEC is probing the following issues:

Was there any CVR on May 23 at the Government House, Lokoja?
Who was registered?
How did the INEC team come about the photograph of the registration showing the governor?
How was the name of the registrant (Yahaya Bello) de-listed from the INEC register? and
Who were those behind the de-listing?

“Certainly, it is now our words against the governor. This is a mystery we need to unravel. The governor said our team might have registered his ghost. The onus is on us to present the evidence, including our register,” the source said, adding:

“But we got information before we issued an official statement on the governor’s double registration.

“INEC is suspecting foul play by some of its staff. We hope they are not dragging the commission into the dirty politics of Kogi State again.

“If we are able to establish any shady deals, those concerned will be sanctioned. They may be dismissed from service.”

INEC, speaking through its National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Prince Solomon Soyebi, first raised the alarm over the governor’s alleged double registration.

He said: “It has come to the attention of INEC that Governor Bello of Kogi State registered as a voter for the second time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Government House, Lokoja, the state capital.

”His first registration was on January 30, 2011 in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.

”The governor’s double registration and doing so outside lNEC’s designated centres are both illegal.

”We wish to make it clear that no INEC staff was authorised by the commission to re-register him or any citizen or to do so outside our designated CVR centres.”

Speaking after praying at the Presidential Villa mosque on Friday, Bello said: “I travelled on 19th to Dubai for a brief break and I saw the press release and I was taken aback, that I did double registration on 23rd.

“Probably it is my ghost that has done the double registration.”

http://thenationonlineng.net/why-inec-delisted-gov-bello/

Politics › Jubilation across Ekiti as Fayose, oil marketers reach truce by engineerboat(op): 8:08pm On Jun 04, 2017
Wild jubilation followed the end to a three week war between Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose and oil marketers in the state as the two parties reached pact and sheath swords after a peace meeting brokered by Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola at the government House in Oshogbo yesterday evening.

COMMUNIQUÉ ARISING FROM THE RECONCILIATORY MEETING BETWEEN THE EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT AND OIL AND GAS STAKEHOLDERS BROKERED BY THE STATE GOVERNOR OF OSUN, OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA, HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, OSOGBO ON JUNE 4, 2017.


Preamble
Following disputations on modalities for establishing and operating filling stations in Ekiti State between the government and independent oil marketers which led to face off culminating in the suspension of the lifting and sale of petroleum products in Ekiti State, a reconciliatory meeting held today June 4, 2017, at the Government House, Osogbo, resolved as follows:

1. An ad hoc committee be constituted to fashion out in clear terms the conditions and guidelines for the establishment and operations of filling stations in Ekiti State;

2. The committee comprising representatives of Ekiti State Government and oil and gas stakeholders shall commence work on Wednesday 7th June, 2017;

3. In the spirit of reconciliation, Ekiti State Government agreed to pleas for reversal of the revocation of some Certificates of Occupancy of landed properties on which filling stations are built, except the ones on waterways, canals and where there is no justification for such revocation;

4. In that same spirit, the government agreed to stop further demolitions pending the outcome of the committee’s report; and

5. Consequently, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other related oil and gas unions hereby suspend the industrial action embarked upon by their members, with immediate effect.

Signed:
Ekiti State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ayodele Fayose

State Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

NUPENG, General Secretary, Joseph Ogbebor

IPMAN, Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Debo Ahmed

PTD NUPENG, National Vice Chairman, Comrade Solomon Kilanko
www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/jubilation-across-ekiti-fayose-oil-marketers-reach-truce
Politics › Lai: Why This Government Flouts Court Orders by engineerboat(op): 8:30am On Jun 03, 2017
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has explained why the government of President Muhammadu Buhari flouts court orders.



Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Mohammed said the government disregards some court orders in the interest of national security.

The lawyer also said the judiciary does not have the “entire picture” on some cases at hand and it was the responsibility of government to balance human rights and national security.

When asked why the government continually flouts court rulings on the release of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) and Ibrahim El Zakzaky, Lai said: “Every government will balance national security with human rights; every country in the world. It is the level of the balancing.

“As a government, I will balance national security against human rights; and then I will take a decision. Because there is security, there is stability, that the courts also exist.

“What I am saying (is) that the court has ruled but the court does not have the entire picture when it comes to national security. I am a lawyer too, therefore I have utmost respect for the judiciary.”

Mohammed however added that Nigerians cannot “pick one or two cases” and conclude that Buhari runs a government of impunity.

“You can’t pick two, three cases which border on national security to condemn a whole government and say this government is a government of impunity,” he added.

“How many cases are determined daily in Nigeria? I still say every government has that right to balance national security.”

On the health of Buhari, Mohammed said he last spoke to the president the day he travelled, but other ministers had spoken to him afterwards “and they know the president is fine”.


https://www.thecable.ng/lai-government-flouts-court-orders

Politics › Re: Femi Fani-kayode Punished By 'madam' For Coming Late To Dinner by engineerboat(m): 3:51pm On Jun 01, 2017
Na waaa hoo.

So this is a story.

Femi where u go that keeps u away from ur biafra woman
Politics › Re: APDA Party To Be Unveiled On Monday, June 5 by engineerboat(m): 12:40pm On Jun 01, 2017
kokoA:
Ali MODU should decamp and follow them there to grin Afterall Nigerian constitution gives him the right of association.
Ali Modu ko Alamudu ni
Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by engineerboat(op): 11:46am On May 31, 2017
obailala:
Okay forget the north... What village are you from?... and can every secondary school graduate in your village speak good English?.... #CommonSense
Am a Nigerians.

Everyone of them speak english and write wayec correctly.

So your next question ishuh??
Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by engineerboat(op): 11:43am On May 31, 2017
samtee37:
So... They have been writing external exam in Hausa. grin

How do corpers cope over there huh grin
My Brother na wahala hoooo.

I remember my days long ago in Government Technical College Funtua Katsina state.

After lecturing and explaining to them and given them note on some engineering tools and maintenance. You know what the Student ask me that all my talking, explanations, display should be written down on board for them.

That day i just angrily leave the class
Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by engineerboat(op): 11:39am On May 31, 2017
obailala:
Have you ever been to the north?

You think it's by mere chance that unity school cut-off points for Borno or some other far northern states is 2/200 while that for Imo state is 140/200?

You claim you're out of school and your field of study isnt English. So what language do you communicate with in your current school and what language are you communicating with at the moment?

By the way, quit the shorthand writing; it's very tacky and could ruin your writing skills in future.
What is all this unity school cut-off marks yi.

Make we hear word jare.

Na only you dey north ni.
Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by engineerboat(op): 8:38am On May 31, 2017
Please Lalasticlala, Myd44 is Wayec written in another language ni

Politics › We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by engineerboat(op): 8:28am On May 31, 2017
The Federal Government says it has begun teaching the rescued Chibok schoolgirls how to speak proper English.

The government has also employed 20 teachers to help the girls with remedial classes.

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, said this in Abuja on Tuesday while receiving the recently rescued 82 Chibok schoolgirls.

At least 219 girls were kidnapped in April 2014 from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, where most of them were preparing to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

About 24 were released in 2016 while another 82 were released by the Boko Haram terrorists, who abducted them over three years ago, on May 6, 2017.

After their rescue on May 6, 2017, the 82 girls were kept in a health facility under the supervision of the Department of State Services, where they underwent medical tests and treatment.

While receiving the 82 girls at the National Centre for Women Development, the minister said the 82 girls would be taught English.

Alhassan said the 24 girls, who were released last year, had improved on their spoken English.

The minister stated, “I thank the teachers and vocational trainers for training them. The 24 girls who could not speak good English, can now speak good English and I am sure by the time they handle the new ones (82), they will also speak good English and will be able to pass JAMB, WASSCE and NECO when they go back to school.”

The minister said by September, the rehabilitation of all the girls would have been completed and they would be enrolled in school.

She said since the girls had missed three years of school, they would need to take remedial classes.

Alhassan added, “We are going to keep them till the school year starts in September. Dr. Anne (Okoroafor) said they are both medically and psychologically stable. The therapy will go on for four months till September when they will be enrolled in school. “Therefore, the programme will last from now till September when they would be in school. By then, they would have overcome the trauma.”

A reliable government source told our correspondent that due to the poor academic foundation of the girls, some of them might have to return to junior secondary school.

The minister, who conducted journalists on a tour of the hostel where the girls will reside, said the girls would be taught handcrafts, including sewing and baking.

Alhassan stated that some of the girls had learnt how to bake cakes and some of their products had been sold.

She said the girls would be taught skilled and semi-skilled labour so that they would be able to compete with their peers in the outside world.

The minister denied allegations that the girls were being held against their will, adding that the girls and their parents consented to the arrangements.

The UNFPA’s Deputy Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Eugene Kongnyuy, commended the Federal Government for the rescue of the girls, saying the agency would continue to support the Federal Government.

Speaking with our correspondent on the sidelines of the event, Kongnyuy said the United States President, Donald Trump, had cut funding to the agency which had already hurt their ability to help kidnapped women and girls recover after being freed from Boko Haram.

He, however, said some other countries like Canada had increased donations which would help reduce the effect.
http://punchng.com/were-teaching-chibok-girls-to-speak-good-english-fg/

Politics › Resign If You Love Nigeria; Fayose Tells Buhari by engineerboat(op): 5:39pm On May 30, 2017
‎Resign if you love Nigeria, Fayose tells Buhari

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resign if he truly loves the country, as ill-heath is not allowing the President to effectively discharge his constitutional duties.

Fayose, who ad‎dressed newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, said being an avowed corruption fighter, Buhari is now under moral burden to save Nigeria from needless stagnation arising from his heath challenges that have impacted negatively on his performance.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor said fighting corruption was not limited to ‎discovering large sums of money here and there, but doing the right thing at the right time.

He opined that taking a bow when necessary was also an indication of being morally upright.
The governor, who appraised the two years of the Buhari administration, said the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government had failed to deliver on its promises.

‎"So far, the APC-led Federal Government has been a government of misadventure and Nigerians are worse for it. They say they are fighting corruption but are shielding  corrupt elements within their fold.
Members of the  opposition defect to the APC for protection‎. Fighting corruption is more than discovering huge sums of money all over the place, with nobody being traced to be the owners, moral corruption too is bad.

‎"He can do us the great help by resign‎ing. Not resigning bothers on his integrity.‎ His absence allows others to suppress and oppress others and that means he is allowing others ‎ to suppress their fellow human beings.There are many governments in one and they are clueless.We need an active president going by our numerous challenges.How long will Nigerians wait for an incapacitated president‎,"? 

‎"We cannot wait again for somebody to hold us to ransom.‎ I don't have any bad blood against Buhari,
Osinbajo has no powers without the president. He owes us the duty to tell us the state ‎of his health," the governor said.

On the performance of the economy, Fayose said it had gone from bad to worse.
He noted that the middle class had been wiped off.

‎"There is no middle class any more. Economic indicators are not cherry at last. They borrow money on daily basis and committing funds that ought to accrue to all tiers of government to servicing the loans," he added.

On the much-touted rescue of Chibok girls. Fayose reiterated that the whole set up was a blackmail against former President Goodluck Jonathan,adding that one day, the true story would be revealed.
On insecurity in Nigeria, Fayose said more people had been killed by insurgents and herdsmen than in any other period in the history of Nigeria.

He wondered why no Fulani herdsmen had been arrested and prosecuted despite the atrocities perpetrated across the country".
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